Half Caked: Bean Counter Bakery

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At the Bean Counter Bakery on Highland Street, cupcake varieties range from as extravagant as Apple Pie and S&rsquo;mores to as simple, but still sweet, as golden and chocolate each with either vanilla or chocolate frosting. Both gluten-free and vegan cupcakes are readily available. Choosing between the golden and chocolate, whatever flavor and frosting pairing you get, they are some of the best cupcakes you can get in the city.

What makes the cupcakes so good is not just their flavor, but the moist, delicate crumb. Particularly with the vegan and gluten-free varieties, which tend to be too dry or too dense in baking, the cake has a great mouth-feel that only enhances the perfectly balanced sweetness. The golden cake has a rich, buttery flavor while the chocolate is just chocolaty enough. The frosting is a creamy, rich texture that doesn&rsquo;t overpower the delicate cake or the cake flavors.

In addition, both the gluten-free and the vegan cupcakes are packaged separately to prevent cross-contamination, and our server did well in handling the mixed order.

So, whether you&rsquo;re looking for the ultimate, simple cupcake or if you need that cupcake to suit a dietary need &mdash; make sure you find your way to Bean Counter Bakery on Highland Street.

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